Welcome to Waterville ...

Waterville is located in Plymouth County<1>.

Waterville is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Waterville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Waterville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Massachusetts communities named Waterville: This one is located in Plymouth County and the other is located in Worcester County.

Beyond Massachusetts, there are 31 communities that are also named Waterville - they are located in Arizona, Connecticut, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas (2), Maine, Minnesota, New Brunswick (2), New Hampshire, New York (4), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Nova Scotia (2), Ohio, Pennsylvania (3), Quebec (2), Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Washington and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Waterville.

Communities near Waterville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Waterville.

• Brockton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Brockton is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
• New Bedford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • New Bedford is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,517 people
• Plymouth
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Plymouth is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,654 people
• Taunton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Taunton is located in Bristol County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
• Randolph
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Randolph is located in Norfolk County
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  • Estimated population in 2019: 34,362 people
• Stoughton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoughton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,891 people
• Bridgewater
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,689 people
• Marshfield
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Marshfield is located in Plymouth County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,037 people
• Middleborough
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Middleborough is located in Plymouth County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,722 people
• Easton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Easton is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,116 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Waterville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Waterville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Waterville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Waterville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Waterville. See our Newspapers Page for Waterville.